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Description:Alexander Mikhaylovich Ovechkin (Russian: Александр Михайлович Овечкин; pronounced ; born September 17, 1985) is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger and captain of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Prior to playing in the NHL, Ovechkin played for the HC Dynamo Moscow of the Russian Superleague for four seasons from 2001 until 2005.
Ovechkin was the first overall selection in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, drafted from Dynamo. Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Ovechkin played one more season with Dynamo before transferring to the NHL for the 2005–06 NHL season, in whiAlexander Mikhaylovich Ovechkin (Russian: Александр Михайлович Овечкин; pronounced ; born September 17, 1985) is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger and captain of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Prior to playing in the NHL, Ovechkin played for the HC Dynamo Moscow of the Russian Superleague for four seasons from 2001 until 2005.

Ovechkin was the first overall selection in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, drafted from Dynamo. Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Ovechkin played one more season with Dynamo before transferring to the NHL for the 2005–06 NHL season, in which he won the Calder Memorial Trophy for Rookie of the Year, scoring 52 goals and 54 assists to lead all rookies with 106 points.

During the 2007–08 season, he led the NHL with 65 goals and 112 points to capture the Rocket Richard and Art Ross Trophies. That season he also won the Lester B. Pearson Award as the top player voted by the NHL Players' Association and the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's MVP. He is the only player to win all four awards since the Rocket Richard Trophy's inception in 1999. He would lead Team Russia to a gold medal at the World Championships the same year.

In 2009, he again won the Hart Memorial Trophy as league MVP, the Lester B. Pearson Award, and the Rocket Richard Trophy. Ovechkin also led the Capitals to their second consecutive division title. He won the Ted Lindsay Award, which the Pearson Award had been renamed, for a third straight year in 2010, as well as being named to the First All-Star Team for a fifth consecutive season.... (more)(less)